Garrumph… I had this great idea for a chapter, but I can't really write it until the prophecy comes out. Now not only will I have to wait for an episode, but a chapter too. They better hurry up!
Allright… Reviews to answer:
Angel Vanilla: Oh yes… very angry Raven. You'll probably see her a lot. I have a great story! Wheeee! Yeah, I don't think I've ever met a guy that says the right thing, they'll start out really well and end it horribly. I guess I was reflecting that with Robin. By the waaay… Thank you for reviewing my one-shot! I'm glad you liked it. Cryptic, depressing… excellent, what I was aiming for. Though people will review and say something about not getting it, this is where you use your brain, that thinge in your head and think. BUT YOU, NO, YOU WERE DIFFERENT! You used it! Yea-heah:High fives. Cyber high-fives.:
Twobirdslover: Hello. Okaaay… I'm glad you like it… and I'll read your story, as soon as I get a chance. I have the joys of coming back to school on Monday, or tomorrow, I'm writing this on Sunday, but that doesn't really matter, on with the point. Wait, you're saying you can improve your writing if I review? Wow! That means I am good! Thank you! I'll be sure to review then, and stop taking everything I hear as a compliment. (Haha, ha… that was supposed to be funny. But not that funny so don't laugh… no really, it would only make me feel special! Well… I'll get on to answering reviews so I can write the chapter so I can publish the chapter so I can eat some food so I can go to sleep on a full stomach, and then I'll… ok sorry I love doing rambling sentences, and please forgive me for choosing you for my rambles.
Psycomaniac6108: I LOVE YOUR SCREEN NAME! Ok… cool! I hope I can do that right, I'm a little nervous, I think I may mess it up and it won't be that hard. If you have ANYadvice on how to do those, I would really, really, really love your input! I know how to do Raven's reaction, buwahahahahahaha! I mean uh… ahem. Ok, so… thank you for adding me to your author alert and favorite authors and the putting my story on your favorite story list, AND highly recommending it to everyone. Maybe everyone will read it now… I'll try not to get my hopes up, but if I actually get more reviews, I give you my thanks, and anyone else who did that. But if anyone else did, did you highly recommend me? WELL? It's alright don't feel bad, I don't do it a lot. Ohhh yeah am I rushing this, so I can have an excuse when I get a huge writers block, assuming I do, and can go, 'HEY, the beginning was good.' Juuust kidding! I'm going to start to slow down and maybe obsess over details, there will probably be a lot more conversation, and some more demons. I think, but it's all so vague. I honestly don't know because I haven't written it yet. Well, I hope you like it, there will be more Raven arguing! No worries Mon.
Links1fangirl: Interesting name… I took your idea? I'm sorry. Now I feel kinda bad. I hope you mean music idea, Raven/Evanescence stuff… I have to be honest, I laughed when I read your review, but NOT in a MEAN way. This was my thought, Evanescence and Green Day really don't mix. I wonder if people will complain. But I like both bands, and at points Green Day can suit Raven, though Evanescence does all of the time. I'll be doing Evanescence, mostly, if I do songs from now on. I don't think I can add in a Green Day song in this story… but you never know.
Sillymail: I'm guessing Cyborg can, seeing as he loves meat so much. But I don't know, he's just fun to play with. Now I'm wondering… I'll ask my friend, she'll know. And have a really smart answer. If Robin does eavesdrop, he'll meet a slow and painful death. AHAHAAHA! That is a good idea though, mind if I borrow it?
Zoicytes-Shadow: I try to update as much as I can, and write as much too. But I have to go back to school now, so the updates will take longer. Sigh… Good! You aren't offended! Sometimes people seem to get that way, but you didn't. You are so cool! Beast Boy research, I should have thought about that one… which gives me an idea! Buwahahaha… OK… on with answering your review… Yeah, I didn't think I would, but you never know, there are people out there who might go, THIS IS SO OFFENSIVE I'M GOING TO FLAME THEM FOR PUTTING IT! But hey, I hope I don't encounter that. Yeah, you're right. Ah concern… and kindness. My weaknesses, I guess. Or at least those people I talk to say so. I believe they are called, friends? So you know how I feel when I get a compliment, kind of, are you kidding, if so shut up it's really not that funny. So I've developed this sarcastic shell and I'm not one to trust people. You are? Oh yay! I love your reviews! I love everyone's reviews, but I like to type and your reviews give me an excuse to type, A LOT. So I'll see you at the end of the chapter, ahaha… hah… ha… heh… ok so that wasn't funny!
Samael The Morningstar: Well, "Samael", think I get everything from you huh? WELL I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE BUDDY! No I didn't get the joke from you, I got it from my brain/mind er… whatever. DIE BRAIN/MIND ER… WHATEVER! Ahem. Of course I mentioned you, I thought you might actually LIKE this one, so I mentioned you. Duhh… And you have good theories, I just could resist. I hope this demon thing isn't so off that people hate me for it. But I have no clue what I'm doing. And I need info on fallen angels. I figure you can e-mail me with that? Right? If not I'll just have to see you and write down everything you say. I also need other animals for BB to change into, pure animals, creatures, WHATEVER. I have not actually seen VanHelsing, should I? I heard it was good but I never saw it. That would explain why you talk to yourself all the time… I just talk to the voices in my head.
RavenKitten: It would be scary, but I doubt I'll be doing that. It's more focusing on Raven than Rae/Rob, but maybe closer to the end… MUWAHAHAHA… Your review was funny… I liked it. I will fear you Raven, ye must be scary!
If I forgot you please don't be offended, I just put the ones that were on the website on Sunday, March 27, 2005… just in case you needed to know and you would be offended. So… here is chapter four.
Chapter Four:
Robin sighed to himself and walked away from Raven's room, wishing he could reach out to the dark girl, but obviously she didn't want to be touched. He walked to the living room, to meet an overly-cheerful Starfire jumping around.
"Ro-obin! You have come to the room of living!"
"Yes Star, I have." Robin said. "Why?" He added, suspicious as to what would make Starfire so cheerful. It might be me… He thought, knowing the alien girl had a crush on him. I wish it was Raven that liked me… Whoa! You have to stop that Robin, she is just your team mate, and always will be. She doesn't love… Robin thought to himself. She only loved Malchior… or Rorek… or auuuugh!
"NOTHING! I'm just happy to see you! Would you like the cream of ice? It is like eating flavored snow!" Starfire said.
We don't have any ice cream- oh… she wants to take me out. "No thanks Star, we don't have any ice cream anyways."
"We could go get some… just you, and me…"
"Uh… Star? What are you talking about?"
"ON A DATE!" Starfire exclaimed, positive Robin would say yes.
"Listen… I don't know how to tell you, but… I guess…Well I really only see you as a friend Starfire… Sorry."
"Oh." The Tamarans face feel. "That's alright friend Robin, just friend Robin. I understand." Starfire walked off to her room.
Raven entered. "Wow. What did you do this time Wonder Boy?"
"I said no, I didn't want to go out with her. Is this a crime?"
"No. Hmm… I always thought you and Starfire would go out. Ah well… I guess I should have checked."
"With your powers? That seems…"
"Like an invasion of privacy? No… it's just nice to know. This way I don't have to watch your pointless flirting, then you go out, and then you kiss every five seconds. It's for my sake, not yours." Raven said bluntly. She walked over and began to make tea.
"That kettle is so slow…" Robin said nervously after an awkward silence.
"Yes. The city gives us so much money for other things, but nothing simple like a kettle. Oh well, I suppose tea doesn't really help the city."
"Yes it does, it's calming right?"
"Well yes… it is." Raven said, trying to figure out what Robin was getting at. She accidentally went in his mind.
Man… why am I such an idiot! No wonder she doesn't like to talk to me. Why Raven, why do I have to like you? Why you? The dark goddess, the one who could care less about me… Raven I can't fall for you! You'll only hate me! Raven instantly pulled out.
The boy blunder likes me? Whatever. She thought to herself.
"Well… since it calms you, you get a better control over your powers, so you need the tea, in a way."
"I have never thought of it that way… Maybe you aren't really boy blunder." Raven said, pouring the hot water into her tea. "There is enough for another cup… if you wanted to try some, or some hot chocolate, whatever you drink." Raven said, gesturing to the kettle and heading to the couch.
"Yeah! I'd love some!" Robin said, a little too eagerly.
"Right." Raven said, curling her legs under her and sipping her tea. Robin walked over to the couch.
"Mind if I join you?"
"If you don't interrogate me on why I don't train obsessively or dress like a traffic light then yes." Raven said, trying not to smile at her own joke.
"Hah. Hah." Robin said sarcasticly, sitting down next to Raven. He too sipped his tea, and found himself liking it, which surprised him.
"Well Robin, you obviously want to ask what is wrong with me, which is why you are being so kind, so ask away. I'm going to answer… I think."
"Why Raven?" Robin blurted.
"I knew this was a bad idea. You don't need me." Raven said in her monotone, wishing she hadn't even brought up cutting herself.
"We do need you! You are one of the strongest members on this team. Heck, you are the strongest member. You're amazing Raven!"
Before Raven could respond Starfire walked in. "Friend Robin! I'm so glad to have found you! I have found a new pet!"
Raven and Robin sweatdropped. "You… you have?" Robin stammered out.
"Yes!" Starfire either didn't notice, or ignored the looks on Robin and Raven's faces. "A… bug? A bug is it? I believe that is what it is called on Earth!"
"Yes…" Robin said, encouraging Starfire to go on. Raven tried her hardest not to walk out of the room, knowing her team members would worry more about her.
"LOOK AT HIM! IT IS A SNORFGARFG! He shall be called Silkie II!" Starfire held up a huge Beetle, the size of the couch cushion Raven was currently sitting on. The beetle had claws sticking out in front of it, ready to grab anything in its way. Decorated with large red and orange spots on its puce green body, the colors alone made you want to empty your stomach. It looked at Raven, who had a vein throbbing on her forehead. It turned to Robin, who was shocked and leaning backwards, away from the bug and off the couch. The first Silkie was bad enough. But another pet? It may have been another species, but Robin was not about to go through that again. Starfire beamed. "Look! Six eyes! Look at how exquisite the colors are! I LOVE HIM!" Six eyes. Six eyes of three different colors. The bottom two, the same puce green as the body, with a mustard yellow rim. Two orange eyes, with green circles surrounding them, and the last set. An orange, orange with brown and yellow mixed in. An orange so ugly, even Starfire frowned slightly at it, but perked back up when thinking about having a pet, any pet, but a pet like this! To her it was wonderful. She was too happy to notice the putrid smell reeking out of the bug, her Silkie. The smell was like no other, a garbage bin in the sun, a rotten egg left in the back of a refrigerator for a month, a toilet that hadn't been flushed in two months, a gym bag with contents that had been used for a year and never washed, all mixed together. Along with a slightly musty smell, like that of an attic, but stronger. Robin and Raven upturned their noses while Starfire inhaled deeply. "AND… the smell! Is it not wondrous?"
"I'm not going to say anything." Raven said flatly.
"I'm with Raven… no offense Star but… it's a giant beetle… We don't need another Silkie."
"We do not need, but we want! Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please,
please, please, please, please, please, please, please may I keep him? Please?"
Robin cringed. If he heard the word 'please' one more time he was going to run out of the room screaming like a madman. For Raven, these feelings were harder to control. The pillow under her exploded, and a wind swept through the kitchen, knocking a few plates to the floor.
"HEY!" Beast Boy shouted. "I'm not cleaning this up!"
Raven gave him a death glare.
"Ok… yes I am."
Robin and Raven started to pick up the remains of the pillow. "Sorry." Raven said monotonously.
"It's fine," Robin then turned to Starfire, "Starfire!"
"Yes?"
All the while Starfire had been saying please in the background, it wasn't helping her any.
"If I ever have to see it again, it's gone. As long as I don't have to see it you can keep it."
"Rav-" Starfire started.
"No. I don't want to see it. I never will want to see it. Show it to Beast Boy."
Raven brushed the thoughts of the beetle off as Starfire ran to go show Beast Boy her new pet.
"I'm going to regret that." Robin said.
"You may not." Raven looked at him. Something about that bug… Her thoughts were, again, interuppted by the alarm going off.
"Come on!" Robin rushed to the computer screen. "Bank robbery!"
Raven sighed and followed the other Titans. Why couldn't the police just handle this? It really wouldn't be that hard. She sighed again and sat down in the car, fasting her seat belt securely across her waist, though she didn't see why she had to. She was a superhero, she could probably survive a car crash. I suppose Robin just wants to play role model. Though Raven knew she didn't need to. Most of the people that followed her probably cared less if they had on a seatbelt or not.
The T-Car screeched to a halt and she got out. Raven took one look at the robbers and sighed. This was almost too easy, panty hose over the head?
"Titans go!" Robin yelled. The robbers froze.
"Thief no thieving!" Starfire yelled, obviously getting the phrase from Dora the Explorer. Though in the show, it was, "Swifer no swiping." Raven would occasionally walk into the room and see Starfire watching this, she would instantly turn around and teleport as far away from the TV as possible.
"Don't worry. Where you're going, you won't be able to wear tights for a long time." The robbers froze, looking from Starfire charging up starbolts, Cyborg's sonic cannon ready to fire at anything that dared to move, Robin in his fight stance, Beast Boy as an ape, and Raven, sitting there, her two eyes glowing white, and her hands surrounded in a black aurora.
"RUN FOR IT!" One of the thieves cried. They ran alright, right into the police.
"Let's go home." Robin said, sighing. The other Titans, except Raven headed to the T-Car. Raven froze, screaming. This was so frustrating, why were they called when they weren't needed? Why was she suddenly so angry? Her emotions were starting to slip out of her control, bending streetlights, melting cars, cracking the windows on buildings, and tearing up the street.
YOU ARE USESLESS! DIE! KILL YOURSELF! OR I'LL KILL YOU AND YOU'RE FRIENDS!
No. Please… not… AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
YES! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Raven let out an agonized scream, clawing at the air, thrashing, pain pulsing through her body, every nerve reacting to an unknown cause. Every pore dripping a cold sweat, shivers falling down her spine, anger screaming it's wordless chorus in her mind.
Raven let herself fall, hitting the ground with a hard thud, leaving a crater around her. She faintly heard the other Titans screams over the demon chanting, DIE, YOU ARE USELESS, DIE, YOU ARE USELESS, DIE YOU ARE USELESS in her mind.
"Raven! Snap out of it!" Robin screamed, hoping this would work. "You have to gain control," Robin barked, his urgency unhelpful.
Raven finally managed to calm herself down, with her thoughts about Love, and what the crimson clad member of her emotions had said, "I am here to calm you, not necessarily an emotion, but an emotion within emotions."
"Raven, what did you just-" Raven cut Robin off.
"Save it." She said, and teleported to the tower, only to find everything trashed, with puddles of blood on the floor. On the wall, an 'S' was inscribed, with other designs, like the ones that had appeared on Raven's arms when Slade had found it was time to start the prophecy. She cringed at the wavy red lines, with points piercing them snaking around the room. No doubt a demon had been here. But, why?
The others stepped in, and were even more shocked than Raven.
End chapter four, stop.
Ahahaha! A cliffhanger, you better kiss my feet now (NOT LITERALLY!)! Please review, and please forgive me for being late, I'm so, so, so sorry! I went to Charlotte for Easter, and then school started back and it's been crazy. So… I'll try to get back on task, and it seems my writers block is leaving, finally. So… REVIEW! NOW!